Description
The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.
Published: 2016-05-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5075 The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4787-1 jq vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01282}

epss

{'score': 0.01997}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:30.898Z

Reserved: 2016-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4074

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-06T17:59:07.303

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4074

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4074 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses